The College of Information and Cyberspace offers six graduate certificates, as follows:
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Chief Data Officer
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) Certificate provides graduate-level education for those involved in establishing, enabling, or running programs related to data strategies, data governance, data analytics, or data management across the Department of Defense and federal government. It provides a certificate which balances development of technical knowledge and skills fundamental for data analysis, as well as leader-oriented principles and techniques critical for data-empowered government organizations. The program is designed for students with diverse undergraduate backgrounds and work experience, enabling them to become strategic leaders skilled in building, developing, and running data mature organizations and leveraging data as a strategic resource for national security.
Successful CDO graduates will be able to:
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Chief Financial Officer
Sponsored by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Council, the CFO Academy was created in 2008 and is housed within National Defense University – College of Information and Cyberspace.
As described in DoDI No. 1025.10, Chief Financial Officer Academy, dated June 22, 2018, the CFO Academy provides accredited graduate level education in the leadership of resource management that enables DOD’s efficient and effective use of financial and other resources that supports the DOD mission. CFO Academy courses aligns with the financial management competencies specified in the DoD Financial Management Certification Program, which is managed by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer.
Successful CFO graduates will be able to:
Chief Information Officer
The NDU College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) CIO Program is the recognized leader in graduate education for Federal CIO leaders and agency personnel. It addresses the Clinger-Cohen Act and other relevant legislation mandates as well as standard practices for interpretation and implementation of these legislative actions. It also directly aligns with the Federal CIO Council-defined CIO competencies.
CIO Program graduates earn a certificate that recognizes they have earned an education in Federal CIO competencies. The CIO Certificate is organized around subject areas directly related to CIO competencies identified by the Federal CIO Council.
Successful CIO graduates will be able to:
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Cyber Leadership
The National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace (NDU CIC) Cyber Leadership (Cyber-L) program focuses on developing the skills and desired leadership attributes necessary to be an effective strategic leader in the cyberspace domain. The program achieves this through a rigorous curriculum that enhances the understanding of all aspects of cyberspace and how to best integrate cyberspace with the other elements of national power to achieve the nation’s strategic objective.
Successful Cyber Leadership graduates will be able to:
Cyber Security
The Cyber-S program is a source of graduate-level information security education for those serving as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Senior Agency Information Security Officers (SAISO), their respective staffs, and as cyber security managers. This program provides advanced education to respond to the requirements set forth in the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
Successful Cyber Security graduates will be able to:
Information Technology Program Management
The ITPM program is designed to meet the ever-increasing call for program managers across the federal government. The ITPM certificate is designed to assist agencies in complying with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) direction. The OMB requires that project managers qualified in accordance with CIO Council guidance manage all major information technology projects. The ITPM certificate requires successful completion of a graduate level curriculum to satisfy competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interpretive Guidance for Project Management Positions and the CIO Council Clinger-Cohen Core Competencies. The certificate complements general project management training and the ANSI-recognized Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. It also provides formal educational credit, one of the qualifications required for award of the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate.
Successful ITPM graduates will be able to: